I friggin' love Clarence. For those who don't know, Clarence is this pretty rad cartoon from 2014 that I watched pretty much religiously when I was eight. I was a cable kid growing up, so I didn't watch that much TV at home, but when I was at my aunt's place or I was forced to visit my mom, my only source of entertainment was the Devil's Dream Box. The show revolves solely around Clarance Wendle and his friends, Sumo and Jeff. I'm not gonna go super in depth with the show, I just wanna talk about why I like it. I really love how somewhat grounded the show is.

There's no overly weird or stupid stories. Instead, it sorta takes place in the real world, albeit exaggerated. Basically you won't have to expect any crazy crap to happen like Clarence and the gang going into outer space to rescue the Moon Princess from a giant alien hotdog king. Instead you'd only have to expect them to get into random, every-day stuff, but in spite of the simplicity, it still feels super interesting and chaotic at times. I also love how the environments look kinda dirty or rough instead of looking super clean and soft. It feels super natural and nostalgic, in my opinion.

I'll admit though, the show has a lot of gross-out moments, and I guess they did go a little far sometimes. Heck, there's literally a whole episode dedicated to Clarence and his classmates trying to come up with really gross stories. Still, none of the episodes felt like too much or too little. Even when they did more high-stakes stuff, it all still stayed nice and "normal," for lack of a better term. They did do some pretty fantastical stuff from time to time, but only when it made sense. They saved their super crazy stuff for dreams, fantasies, inaccurate flashbacks, etc.

Plus it reminded me of all the simple pleasures of childhood. Spraying yourself in the mouth with a hose, screwing around in the woods, catching frogs, wrapping rubber bands around a watermelon until it bursts, wandering around an arcade, doodling monsters and Dinosaurs on scrap paper, staying up super late at your friend's house on a weekend, etc. I also really like how the show doesn't shove exposition down your throat. It all just kinda comes naturally, I guess. You might hear little bits and pieces, but they're super far and in between. Alright, I'll shut up now. Bye.